Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, department store operator Sears Holdings (SHLD +0.00%) has received an alarming one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Sears and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Sears facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Hoffman Estates, Ill. (1899) |
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Market Cap |
$5.1 billion |
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Industry |
Department stores |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$40.1 billion |
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Management |
Chairman CEO Edward Lampert CFO Robert Schriesheim |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
(16.8%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$622.0 million/$4.0 billion |
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Competitors |
J.C. Penney (JCP +0.00%) Target (TGT +1.48%) Wal-Mart Stores (WMT +1.31%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 36% of the 2,327 members who have rated Sears believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, TMFthump, succinctly summed up the underperform case for our community:
An unfortunate demise for this once proud brand, their retail business for both KMart and Sears is a complete mess. The best thing I can see happening to [Sears] is to spinoff the few remaining pieces of value. Craftsman and Kenmore could generate some interest, but there is little else left for the scavengers to pick at.
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